Fuel cells, electrolysers and steam reformers represent the majority of hydrogen production and use in the energy sector. These complex devices typically demand real-life experimentation that is expensive in both time and cost. This can be a barrier to the wider adoption of hydrogen.

With modelling and simulation, design engineers can weigh the interactions of the different chemical, electrochemical and transport phenomena that may affect these devices and gain a true-to-life understanding of their operation during the R&D process. This can inform designs, in tandem with experimentation, and lower the barriers between the hydrogen industry today and wider adoption.

During this webinar, we will show how it is possible to simulate processes such as electrolysis or steam reforming and how COMSOL can be used to model different types of fuel cells, namely proton exchange membrane cells (PEMFCs), hydroxide exchange (alkaline) fuel cells (AFCs), molten carbonate cells (MCFCs), and solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). You will also see how to model nonstandard cells and electrolysers and how to easily include multiphase flows, heat transfer, thermodynamic properties and more in your models.

Attendees will learn:

• How modelling hydrogen technologies requires a Multiphysics approach
• What hydrogen technologies can be modelled and simulated
• The advantages gained from adopting a digital simulation approach to your R&D
• How companies are using simulation in their R&D